Section 750 (Driveshaft): Description: Rear

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2020 Chrysler 300 and 2019 Chrysler 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE:

The driveshaft components are not serviceable, the driveshaft must be replaced as an assembly.

Rear wheel drive utilizes a "two-piece" rear driveshaft design to transmit torque to the rear axle assembly. This two-piece design consists of:

Front and rear shaft segments
Center support bearing/bracket assembly
Plunging Cross Grove (CG) Constant Velocity (CV) joint aft of the center bearing
Plunging CG CV joint at the transmission flange
Fixed Rzeppa CV joint at the rear axle flange

Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC

1 - FRONT PLUNGING CG CV JOINT (TRANSMISSION FLANGE)

2 - FRONT SHAFT SEGMENT

3 - CENTER SUPPORT BEARING/BRACKET ASSEMBLY

4 - PLUNGING CG CV JOINT

5 - REAR SHAFT SEGMENT

6 - FIXED RZEPPA CV JOINT (AXLE FLANGE)